Washington D.C. October 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of October 5.
October 5 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1941
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1935
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1948
Highest daily low 74 °F 1898
Most precipitation 2.53 inches 1932
Most snow none -
October 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 73.2 °F
Average low 56.2 °F
Chance precipitation 28.4%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. October 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 80 61 0.00 0.0
2022 68 51 0.12 0.0
2021 83 68 0.00 0.0
2020 70 54 0.02 0.0
2019 67 49 0.00 0.0
2018 77 66 0.00 0.0
2017 80 58 0.00 0.0
2016 72 58 0.00 0.0
2015 69 52 0.00 0.0
2014 65 44 0.00 0.0
2013 89 69 0.00 0.0
2012 83 61 0.00 0.0
2011 74 53 0.00 0.0
2010 63 50 0.00 0.0
2009 71 54 0.00 0.0
2008 76 58 0.00 0.0
2007 81 69 0.00 0.0
2006 75 57 0.73 0.0
2005 81 65 0.00 0.0
2004 64 50 0.00 0.0
2003 65 48 0.00 0.0
2002 90 64 0.00 0.0
2001 82 56 0.00 0.0
2000 71 65 0.00 0.0
1999 58 47 0.00 0.0
1998 65 53 0.00 0.0
1997 88 61 0.00 0.0
1996 61 41 0.00 0.0
1995 80 67 1.99 0.0
1994 64 50 0.00 0.0
1993 66 50 0.00 0.0
1992 63 49 0.00 0.0
1991 81 66 0.00 0.0
1990 79 51 0.00 0.0
1989 70 46 0.00 0.0
1988 63 47 0.00 0.0
1987 68 42 0.00 0.0
1986 80 63 0.00 0.0
1985 70 56 0.00 0.0
1984 72 55 0.00 0.0
1983 85 66 0.00 0.0
1982 80 65 0.00 0.0
1981 83 55 0.00 0.0
1980 66 54 0.00 0.0
1979 69 52 0.57 0.0
1978 66 60 0.55 0.0
1977 74 50 0.00 0.0
1976 74 56 0.00 0.0
1975 75 50 0.00 0.0
1974 74 44 0.00 0.0
1973 86 59 0.00 0.0
1972 73 62 0.06 0.0
1971 78 65 0.36 0.0
1970 74 42 0.00 0.0
1969 67 52 0.00 0.0
1968 64 43 0.00 0.0
1967 91 60 0.00 0.0
1966 70 52 0.18 0.0
1965 58 40 0.00 0.0
1964 60 45 0.00 0.0
1963 70 41 0.00 0.0
1962 77 63 0.02 0.0
1961 68 42 0.00 0.0
1960 71 49 0.00 0.0
1959 90 70 0.00 0.0
1958 75 48 0.00 0.0
1957 64 51 0.00 0.0
1956 70 56 0.00 0.0
1955 77 54 0.04 0.0
1954 85 68 0.42 0.0
1953 78 59 0.00 0.0
1952 75 51 0.00 0.0
1951 94 64 0.00 0.0
1950 66 48 0.00 0.0
1949 78 62 0.00 0.0
1948 53 46 1.84 0.0
1947 75 53 0.00 0.0
1946 79 54 0.00 0.0
1945 66 44 0.00 0.0
1944 65 55 0.01 0.0
1943 64 41 0.00 0.0
1942 65 61 0.27 0.0
1941 96 70 0.00 0.0
1940 71 52 0.00 0.0
1939 73 47 0.00 0.0
1938 75 44 0.00 0.0
1937 72 62 0.79 0.0
1936 72 48 0.00 0.0
1935 62 37 0.01 0.0
1934 60 57 0.11 0.0
1933 64 51 0.02 0.0
1932 76 52 2.53 0.0
1931 84 60 0.00 0.0
1930 67 43 0.00 0.0
1929 61 41 0.00 0.0
1928 79 59 0.06 0.0
1927 76 51 0.00 0.0
1926 87 69 0.01 0.0
1925 66 51 0.00 0.0
1924 78 52 0.00 0.0
1923 60 43 0.00 0.0
1922 87 59 0.00 0.0
1921 64 47 0.00 0.0
1920 67 48 0.00 0.0
1919 83 64 0.02 0.0
1918 78 53 0.00 0.0
1917 79 53 0.20 0.0
1916 76 57 0.00 0.0
1915 74 59 0.31 0.0
1914 76 61 0.19 0.0
1913 76 54 0.00 0.0
1912 78 55 0.00 0.0
1911 74 52 0.00 0.0
1910 86 68 0.00 0.0
1909 69 44 0.00 0.0
1908 69 47 0.00 0.0
1907 68 55 0.00 0.0
1906 82 61 0.00 0.0
1905 85 53 0.00 0.0
1904 74 47 0.00 0.0
1903 80 61 0.49 0.0
1902 69 58 2.47 0.0
1901 59 41 0.00 0.0
1900 82 67 0.00 0.0
1899 69 43 0.00 0.0
1898 81 74 0.10 0.0
1897 74 39 0.00 0.0
1896 63 48 0.00 0.0
1895 67 46 0.00 0.0
1894 69 55 0.01 0.0
1893 66 56 0.00 0.0
1892 60 47 0.00 0.0
1891 79 55 0.00 0.0
1890 77 56 0.00 0.0
1889 65 39 0.00 0.0
1888 71 44 0.00 0.0
1887 63 50 0.01 0.0
1886 71 46 0.00 0.0
1885 62 44 0.00 0.0
1884 87 68 0.00 0.0
1883 57 45 0.00 n/a
1882 77 54 0.00 n/a
1881 62 42 0.00 n/a
1880 64 55 0.48 n/a
1879 83 57 0.00 n/a
1878 70 52 0.00 n/a
1877 61 48 0.00 n/a
1876 62 48 0.00 n/a
1875 78 51 0.00 n/a
1874 59 42 0.00 n/a
1873 75 59 0.00 n/a
1872 77 55 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1870 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1869 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1868 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1867 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1866 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1865 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1864 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1863 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1862 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1861 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1860 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1859 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 77 53 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1854 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1853 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1852 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1851 62 53 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 10/5?
For the date of Oct 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 96 °F which happened in 1941.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1941
2 94 °F 1951
3 91 °F 1967
4 90 °F 2002
4 90 °F 1959
6 89 °F 2013
7 88 °F 1997
8 87 °F 1926
8 87 °F 1884
8 87 °F 1922
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 10/5?
For the date of Oct 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 37 °F which happened in 1935.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1935
2 39 °F 1889
2 39 °F 1897
4 40 °F 1965
5 41 °F 1996
5 41 °F 1929
5 41 °F 1963
5 41 °F 1901
5 41 °F 1943
10 42 °F 1881
10 42 °F 1874
10 42 °F 1970
10 42 °F 1961
10 42 °F 1987
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1948
2 57 °F 1883
3 58 °F 1965
3 58 °F 1999
5 59 °F 1901
5 59 °F 1874
7 60 °F 1923
7 60 °F 1964
7 60 °F 1934
7 60 °F 1892
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 10/5?
For the date of Oct 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.53 inches which happened in 1932.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on October 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.53 inches 1932
2 2.47 inches 1902
3 1.99 inches 1995
4 1.84 inches 1948
5 0.79 inches 1937
6 0.73 inches 2006
7 0.57 inches 1979
8 0.55 inches 1978
9 0.49 inches 1903
10 0.48 inches 1880
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location